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Summary: Holes in glass etching stencils should be taped over before applying etching cream. Cover up the stencil holes for a glass etching project with the tips in this free video on how to etch glass from a crafts expert.
Robin Westover has been creating jewelry and crafts for more than 30 years. More than five years ago, Westover launched her own company to sell her creations to the public. She sells...read more
"Okay, now that we have our pre-made stencil taped down to our piece of glass, we're going to make sure there isn't any tears in it. And I can see that there's a little tiny hole right here. So I'm just going to put a little piece of tape, because I don't want any of the etching, the glass etching, to get there. And there's a little tiny tear down there. Any place that you don't want the armor etch to get, you're going to cover it up with tape. And make sure that all the edges are covered. And this edge didn't get covered very well. So we're going to put another piece of tape on that one and get the edge. Then we're going to put the frosted paper over the top, and rub it just to make sure that all of the edges are all the way down. That theres no edges that are lifted up so the armor etch would get underneath it. Now we're doing it very lightly because we don't want to rip the stencil that's on there. And we're going up and down, and then side to side. And that should make sure that all the edges are all the way down."
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